West Ham will want to avoid a third London derby defeat in a row on home soil as they welcome Crystal Palace to the London Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon. The Hammers were embarrassed 3-0 by bitter rivals Tottenham last time out.
Meanwhile, Palace kept their unbeaten start to the 2025/26 campaign in tact by drawing 0-0 with newly-promoted Sunderland at Selhurst Park in the league last weekend. They followed that up by beating another London-based side in Millwall on penalties in the third round of the Carabao Cup in midweek.
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West Ham vs Crystal Palace prediction: Eagles to heap more misery on Hammers?
Key stats
- West Ham have lost four of their last five games in total in all competitions.
- Palace are unbeaten across eight matches in all competitions.
- Palace have won three of the previous four H2Hs.
Correct score prediction: West Ham 0-2 Crystal Palace
Given the contrasting form of both sides, we are happy to back Palace to take home all three points here. Their strong defensive record means the Eagles could also be in line to keep a clean sheet.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Palace pushed as favourites by bookmakers
- HOME: 15/8 (2.88) – 34.8%
- DRAW: 23/10 (3.30) – 30.3%
- AWAY: 11/8 (2.38) – 42.1%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
As shown by the implied probabilities, Palace have been installed as the favourites with bookmakers to take home all three points. Interestingly, a West Ham victory on home soil and a draw are separated by just 4.5% in favour of the Hammers.
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Most recent H2Hs: Palace in control
As mentioned previously, Palace have won three of the last four meetings between the two sides. They also won this corresponding fixture 2-0 in January, in what was the previous H2H.
England Premier League 18/01/25
West Ham
Crystal Palace
England Premier League 24/08/24
Crystal Palace
West Ham
Elite Club Friendlies 04/08/24
West Ham
Crystal Palace
England Premier League 21/04/24
Crystal Palace
West Ham
England Premier League 03/12/23
West Ham
Crystal Palace
West Ham preview: Soucek suspended
Tomas Soucek will be serving a suspension after his red card against Tottenham last time out. Aaron Wan-Bissaka will also be missing for West Ham due to a stomach issue.
Predicted lineup: Hermansen (GK); Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Diouf; Magassa, Ward-Prowse; Bowen, Fernandes, Summerville & Paqueta
Last five results:
- West Ham 0-3 Tottenham
- Nottingham Forest 0-3 West Ham
- Wolves 3-2 West Ham
- West Ham 1-5 Chelsea
- Sunderland 3-0 West Ham
Crystal Palace preview: Couple of injury doubts
Palace duo Adam Wharton and Eddie Nketiah remain injury doubts for this one. Both Ismaila Sarr and Chadi Riad are definitely out for the visitors.
Predicted lineup: Henderson (GK); Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell; Pino, Kamada & Mateta
Last five results:
- Crystal Palace 1-1 Millwall (4-2 pens)
- Crystal Palace 0-0 Sunderland
- Aston Villa 0-3 Crystal Palace
- Fredrikstad 0-0 Crystal Palace
- Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Player to watch: Jean-Philippe Mateta
Jean-Philippe Mateta will want to put his bad miss against Millwall behind him when Palace travel to the London Stadium. The French striker opened the scoring in the Eagles' last away game, an impressive 3-0 victory against Aston Villa at Villa Park in the Premier League.